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www.RecipeFaire.com Presents:
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Baked Lobster Tails
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by:
Garnet Jackson
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Baked Lobster Tails Recipe complements the taste of lobster tails with butter, garlic powder, and paprika and serves the tails on an attractive bed of lettuce leaves.
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INGREDIENTS
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6 lobster tails (1/2 pound each),
fresh or frozen
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1 cup melted butter or margarine,
divided in half
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1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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Paprika
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10 to 12 lettuce leaves, rinsed and
drained
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DIRECTIONS
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1:
Thaw lobster if frozen. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pan-cut lobster tails by cutting off
the under shell, leaving the tail fan and upper shell in place. Place lobster, shell side
down, on baking sheet; add garlic powder and salt to 1/2 cup butter and brush onto
lobster meat; sprinkle with paprika.
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2:
Cover tails completely with damp lettuce leaves
and bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until lobster meat is opaque and
tender.
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3:
Discard lettuce leaves. Serve with remaining melted butter.
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